William B. Lambert, 1843-1908

William B. Lambert, born in 1843, was one of the early settlers of Neligh in Antelope County, Nebraska. He built and ran the first store in Neligh. He served as Receiver of Public Moneys and Disbursing Agent and was in 1876, the first man from Antelope County to be elected to the state legislature.

Note: For more information about William B. Lambert, see the publication, History of the State of Nebraska by A.T. Andreas.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The material in the Lambert collection consists of five boxes arranged in seven series: (1) Correspondence, 1850-1904 and undated; (2) Legal papers, 1862-1895; (3) Financial material, 1853-1903; (4) Printed matter, 1868-1900; (5) Manuscripts; (6) Newspapers and clippings about 1860-1890; and (7) Miscellaneous. The bulk of the material in the William B. Lambert collection relates to financial and legal business of the land office. There is also a great deal of material related to the history of Neligh and its municipal functions. Correspondents includes Jonas, Henry, and P.H. Beckman, who seem to be, respectively, brothers and father to Lambert. Also included are Schuyler, Jonas, John, and Julian Lambert. Other correspondence comes from Alvin Saunders, A.S. Paddock, E.S. Butler, Zachariah and Thomas A. Stratton. There is a separate folder of correspondence and material on Gates College at Neligh.

1880-1886: A.S. Paddock from C. Bayha and Lambert removal of land office to Neligh, Lambert's commission as land agent, Alvin Saunders, notification of Lambert's appointment as trustee of Gates College, account of a flood at Norfolk, E.S. Butler

1887-1894: Uriah Brewer, P.H. Beckman, and John Lambert

1894-1902: Schuyler L. Lambert, Julian Lambert, Stratton file

1873-1904: [Stratton file]

1886-1896: Gates College file (includes financial reports, and business correspondence)

Undated Miscellaneous correspondence, unsigned - includes: a brief history of Antelope County, material probably related to Lambert's store, notices from the Old Gloria Republican Club, other material mostly of a political nature

1882-1888: Official correspondence of the land office - includes abstract of original homestead entries for April 1880

1868-1898: Pamphlets - A history of Neligh, 1872-1880
The Defender, published by The American Protective Tariff League, 1898
Annual report of the Columbia Lying-In Asylum and Hospital for Women, 1877
U.S. Weather Bureau of questionnaire circular
Report of Special Committee on Lawlessness and Violence in Texas, 1868
The Eclectic and Peacemaker monthly, 1876 (a socialist publication)
The Industrial Co-Operator, published 1881 by the "Co-Operative Colony Assoc.," a socialist organization

1874-1886: Speeches - On monetary issues
On post-office appropriations
Attack on Pres. Arthur's reform policies
Extracts from speeches by James A. Garfield
Relations between legislative and executive departments
Puerto Rico
Counting electoral votes
Efficiency of the military; appeal for constitutional guarantees
John M. Thayer's message to the 21st session of the Nebraska legislature

Maps - Area between Baja California and Mexico; copy showing former British settlements in North America
Street map of Chicago

Series 5 - Manuscripts

A Visit to Erwinna Cemetery by W.B. Lambert (1859)
Arguments Against the Doctrine of the Supreme Deity of Christ, unsigned, undated
School Composition Musical History, undated, signed Grace
A history of Missouri, unsigned, undated

Series 6 - Newspapers and Clippings, 1860-1890

Box 4
Five folders, not arranged, including some material on the Civil War and on Indian uprisings in Minnesota

Series 7 - Miscellaneous

Box 5

Political material including sample ballots, list of names, notes, biographical material on Nebraska and East Coast politicians

Small biographical sketches of Nebraska and East Coast political figures

Small biographical sketches of Nebraska and East Coast political figures

Small biographical sketches of Nebraska and East Coast political figures

Small biographical sketches of Nebraska and East Coast political figures